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document.write( "An artist wants her painting to be in the shape of a golden rectangle. If the length of the painting is 36 inches, then what should be the width?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L/W = W/L-W </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " If the length of the painting is 36 inches, then what should be the width?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the Golden Rectangle ratio of width/length which ~ .618...:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".618 * 36 = 22.25 inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Or you can solve the given equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L%2FW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L%2FW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2F%28%28L-W%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2F%28%28L-W%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 36, Find W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=36%2FW ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"36%2FW\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W%2F%28%2836-W%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W%2F%28%2836-W%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross Multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W^2 = 36(36-W)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W^2 = 1296 - 36W<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "W^2 + 36W - 1236 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the quadratic formula, the positive solution should = 22.25\" also\r<BR>\n" );
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